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| Why unlettered? |
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| jaihoon |
| 06/02/05 at 02:50:40 |
| Why Unlettered? - Jaihoon http://www.jaihoon.com/egoptics/unlettered.htm It is in the tradition of love To the Beloved much praise give A hundred names or more lovers assign Titles which testify to their love’s sign Then, What is the case of the Chosen One Whom Allah called His Dear One Why is he named Unlettered? Although revealed a message: Read! Is he not- The City of Knowledge? Camel drivers became destiny drivers- After swearing to him pledge He helped us find our own self We read Your Signs using his harf What good then is there in such a name? To grasp its truth Jaihoon's senses are lame… “My Beloved is free of any fault His greatness is filled beyond your silly world Were I to- Call him lettered It means that another would have- To him knowledge rendered. But who among the created is of such worth- That to My Beloved can they knowledge impart? Such is the beginning of his name That Ilm ends where begins Mim Unlettered he is though for this universe But I have taught him verse by verse He is free of any others teacher None else dare to give him lecture I taught him more than what- You creations will ever learn A book he is whose pages will remain unread Even if for centuries you continue to turn sallallahu ala Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam! Notes It is the habit of lovers to address their beloved with sweet names. Each name signals perfection for their loved one. However, the Creator has called his Beloved (i.e. the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) as Unlettered at a place in Holy Book. This creates doubt in the minds of common man at a juncture when literacy is looked upon as a primitive sign of the civilized world. How is it possible that the Dear one of the Lord, who is the most perfect being after the Lord himself, is addressed in such terms? The poet is trying to solve this disturbing problem. Terms revealed a message: Read! : The first command of Revelation was to 'Read in the name of the lord who created you. Harf: Letter Ilm ends ...Mim: Ilm (knowledge) ends with Mim, the first arabic letter of Muhammad, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. http://www.jaihoon.com/egoptics/unlettered.htm |
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